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The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of fractal analysis in liver fibrosis. A total of 77 rats were included: 10 sham, 46 with fibrosis secondary to bile duct ligation (BDL), and 21 with fibrosis due to CCl<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub> intoxication. Measurements included the fractal dimension of Kolmogorov (D<jats:sub>k<\/jats:sub>), histologic lesions, the area of fibrosis by image analysis, liver hydroxyproline content, messenger RNA fibronectin, serum hyaluronate level, and portal pressure. Fibrotic rats were given placebo, octreotide, or O<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>-vinyl 1-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)diazen-1-ium-1,2-diolate (V-PYRRO\/NO). Intraobserver agreement of D<jats:sub>k<\/jats:sub> was excellent with the intraclass (ic) correlation coefficient <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">r<\/jats:italic>\n                                 <jats:sub>ic<\/jats:sub> = 0.91 (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> &lt; .0001) as well as the interobserver agreement with <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">r<\/jats:italic>\n                                 <jats:sub>ic<\/jats:sub> = 0.88 (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> &lt; .001). D<jats:sub>k<\/jats:sub> was correlated with other measurements or markers of fibrosis: the area of fibrosis (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">r<\/jats:italic> = 0.75; <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> &lt; .0001), hydroxyproline content (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">r<\/jats:italic> = 0.51; <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> &lt; .001), serum hyaluronate level (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">r<\/jats:italic> = 0.52; <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> &lt; .001), and portal pressure (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">r<\/jats:italic> = 0.52; <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> &lt; .01). D<jats:sub>k<\/jats:sub> was significantly different between the 2 models of fibrosis (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> &lt; .0001), unlike the area of fibrosis, and this relationship was independent of other histologic lesions. The significant decrease in fibrosis observed with octreotide or V-PYRRO\/NO was similarly reflected by D<jats:sub>k<\/jats:sub> or the area of fibrosis. The diagnostic accuracy for the fibrosis model was 97% with the 5 main measurements or markers of fibrosis studied, with D<jats:sub>k<\/jats:sub> isolated at the first step by stepwise analysis. In conclusion, fractal analysis is suitable for analyzing liver fibrosis and has excellent reproducibility. 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